Daqin Engineers

Under the command of Zheng Guo, the work of dredging and removing blockages started step by step.

To be precise, it should be dredging and embankment, because it is divided into two parts, one is for dredging and the other is for embankment.

The more technical task of dredging was mainly directed by Zheng Guo.

Shen Bing was responsible for the construction of the embankment.

Zheng Guona actually did not start the cleanup from Guangwu Jianjiankou as previously planned.

This is because Zheng Guo considered that dredging would be more troublesome if the Bianhe River had water...The water was flowing, and the soldiers who dredged the silt had to row a boat and use a long pole with a hoe to reach the bottom of the river and dig little by little.

This digging method will not be able to complete the dredging even after digging for a month.

So Zheng Guo decided to stop the flow first.

That is to block the mouth of the Yellow River and make the Bian River dry.

Once the river dries up and clears its silt, it is much more convenient... Soldiers can directly dig into the river with short hoe and baskets, and soon baskets of river mud are passed down for dumping and then transported to the fields by carriage.

One reason for dumping in the field is that if you are nearby and worry that the river will flush the mud into the river when the water rises, it will be a waste of work.

On the other hand, Shen Bing mentioned the "War of Destruction".

Since it is about destroying the country, the land of Wei will belong to the Qin country in the future. Why not think about the fertility and yield of the land in advance?

The black mud is good fertilizer!

But this is not what makes Qin's soldiers more excited.

As soon as the river dries up, there are fish jumping everywhere in the river.

Perhaps Yang Duanhe wanted to reward the soldiers, but also to replenish his rations, so he specially allowed half an hour to let the construction soldiers fish.

The scene was very lively, it was like a bumper harvest. Soldiers everywhere were crawling and rolling in the mud of the river to catch baskets of river fish...

The river fish of this period were really big, with arms as thick as each tail.

Shen Bing thought, this may be related to the underdevelopment of fishing technology in this era.Underdeveloped technology, fish have a longer survival time, so they are generally larger.

If this is the modern age, when an electric fishing rod is inserted into the water, a tail fish will turn up and surface, even the fish with the big little finger will be electrocuted.

That night, the soldiers of Army Qin had a meal of river fish.

Of course, Shen Bing played his cooking skills again at this time.

No way, it won’t work if you don’t use it. People in this era only know how to cook and grill, or cut it into sashimi and eat it with meat sauce.

Shen Bing himself was greedy and only he could do it. If he didn't do it, he wouldn't be able to eat it.

No, when Shen Bing said to fry a braised fish, they stared at Shen Bing in a daze.

"Fried? What's this?"

"Broiled? But put it on fire?"

Shen Bing was speechless...

Meng Liang leaned forward with interest and said:

"Sir, why don't you show me to open my eyes?"

"If you need any ingredients, the subordinate will get it for you right away."

Shen Bing listened to the second half of the sentence.

Now, why didn't you expect Meng Liang to get some ingredients?

Although this braised fish is not difficult, it requires a lot of flavors: sour, spicy, sweet, plus a little green onion.

There is no shortage of oil. There was a lot of oil left when he boiled the oil last time. Shen Bing let the fat man put it in a clay pot and kept it in the carriage.

Sour, there is no vinegar in this era, but there is plum sauce, which they call xi (xi).

Sweet and no sucrose, but honey.

Nothing can be done if it is spicy. In this era, there are no peppers, but pepper and ginger.

It is difficult for ordinary soldiers to get these things, even the doctor Shen Bing can't, but Meng Liang is certainly not an "ordinary soldier" who can enjoy it.

Sure enough, within the time of a stick of incense, Meng Liang brought back everything, and the weight was quite a lot.

He smiled and said:

"The subordinates don't know how much the husband needs, so they just brought more!"

Later it proved that Mengliang's approach was right, because just making one tail was not enough.

Then Wu is responsible for making the fire, the fat man builds the wok, washes the fish, prepares the tableware, and Meng Liang acts as an assistant...

This gave Shen Bing quite the feeling of being a chef.

But isn't he Shen Bing a chef in this era?

Who makes others know how to do that?

What are the eight major cuisine gestures you have the ability to make!

In fact, Shen Bing only dared to be so arrogant in this era, he only knows some home cooking...

Without further ado, Shen Bing put some oil into the wok, and after the oil was warm, he put the cut river fish in the wok... "Hey, hey, hey," a peculiar fragrance immediately floated.

The people around couldn't help but exclaimed "Wow", and I didn't know if they were frightened by the sound or lamented this new practice.

Because it was done in the open field, the nearby artisans were attracted by the fragrance and came up one after another, all swallowing.

When it turned over, Shen Bing wanted to have a "boiled pot", but let it go.

After all, this wok is different from modern pots. It is not only heavy but also has no handle. If you accidentally over-install it, you will make a fool of yourself.

After frying, take it out of the pan, add meat sauce, ginger, glutinous rice, honey, etc. to the pan to adjust the flavor, and pour the golden fish on both sides...

Everyone exclaimed again.

Meng Liang held the chopsticks and couldn't wait to ask:

"Sir, can you eat it?"

Shen Bing answered without thinking:

"No."

Meng Liang asked:

"Why?"

Shen Bing grabbed the chopsticks in his hand and said:

"Because I haven't eaten yet!"

Speaking of doing my part, he grabbed a piece.

Meng Liang:...

Then everyone doesn't care about the image, you chopsticks and I use them.

Meng Liang couldn't get the chopsticks in time, so he reached out and grabbed a handful and stuffed it in his mouth...

When I entered my mouth, I made an "um" sound from my throat, then took a few more bites, and sighed after eating:

"Delicious! Sour, sweet, fragrant... all kinds of flavors are mixed together, it is so mellow."

When I had to get another piece, I found it was gone.

Meng Liangyi still licked his fingers, saying:

"This is what the husband said about frying?"

"Why is it called braised fish again?"

Shen Bing was stopped by this question.

I really don’t know why it’s called "braised in soy sauce" after eating it so many times.

So he said nonsense:

"Because... after it's fried, the color becomes red like a fire, so it's called braised!"

Everyone said "Oh" and said: "That's it!"

Meng Liang also nodded his head: "Sure enough! If it's red, it's called braised fish!"

At this time, a group of craftsmen realized the benefits of the lard, and they squeezed their wooden bowls and said:

"Sir, can you share the fat with me?"

"Give me even more!"

"And I……"

As a result, the lard in the earthenware pot was separated in a few strokes. Soon the barracks were filled with the "sizzling" sound of fried fish, one after another.

There are others who have no experience, and the oil is overheated and it catches fire.